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2.3.3 TheLAYOUTparameter
Thelayoutor@mat or setup ofapage refersto howtext ispositionedon
the page.Layout includespage orientation,margins and the spacingof
charactersacrossandlines downthe page.Youcan controlthesewith the
LAYOUTparameter.
You probablywon’t use the LAYOUT parameteron the front panel’s
piograrnmenuvery muchthough.Mostof the timeyou’lleitherleave the
StarLaserPrinter4with itsdefaultsettings,or look afterpage formatting
withcommandsyou sendfmm yourcomputer.
Pageorientation
Apage’sorientationtellsyouinwhichdirectiontheprint goesonthepage.
Whenyouuseportraitorientationthelinesareprintedastheyareinanormal
businessletter,acrossthewidthof thepage.Aportraitpaintingof aperson
isusually vertical-hence thename.
LandsCap
Portrait
Whenyouuse landscapeorientationthewordsare printed“ontheirsides,”
verticallyupthelengthof thepage.Textwrittenwith landscapeorientation
onlylookscorrectwhenyouturnthepageso itslengthrunsside-to-side,just
likethe paintingofalandscape.
Envelopesmustbe printed withlandscapeorientation.You also will use
landscaperegularlytoprint chafisor banners,and spreadsheetsorreports
withso manycolumnsthey wouldn’totherwisefiton thepage.
AUinternalfonts,andalmostallcartridgeanddownloadedfonts,arestored
inthe StarLaserPrinter4withportrait orientation.
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